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Recognised as Colour

#CC358A

  • #CC358A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CC358A is a magenta with RGB values 204, 53, 138 and HSL 326°, 60%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CC358A#CC358A
HEX#CC358A
RGBrgb(204, 53, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2078, 0.5412
RGB percentages80%, 20.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(326.2, 59.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.2, 74%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 74%, 32.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,383,050
CSS custom property--colour: #CC358A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#33CA75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F628Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A7D87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DB2A5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.5Hot pink · ΔE 17.1Deep pink · ΔE 21.8Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3Orchid · ΔE 28Dark magenta · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35CC77
Analogous#C235CC, #CC353F
Triadic#8ACC35, #358ACC
Split complementary#3FCC35, #35CCC2
Tetradic#CCC335, #35CC77, #353FCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5D8E8
Lighter +30%#EBAFD1
Lighter +20%#E186B9
Lighter +10%#D65EA2
Darker −10%#A42A6F
Darker −20%#7C1F53
Darker −30%#531538
Darker −40%#2A0B1C
More saturated +25%#EC158E
Less saturated −25%#AC5586

Channel breakdown

R204
G53
B138
Red204 (80%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue326.23°
Saturation (HSL)59.68%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 35 · B 8A

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